Sound Check: Kelis, Ike Turner

February 16 -- DUELING SIDE BANDS: Nine Inch Nails main man Trent Reznor plans to release an album with longtime side project Tapeworm this fall, according to Nothing Records. Band members Charlie Clouser, Danny Lohner, and Reznor are joined by guests, such as Tool singer Maynard James Keenan — who's been performing a Tapeworm song, "Vacant," with his own side band, A Perfect Circle.

SWEDISH SWEATERS: Nina Persson, singer for Swedish pop rock act the Cardigans, is looking for a label to release solo material, with a country music vibe, she's been preparing for years, according to Billboard. Though band member Peter Svensson is also working on a side project, the band is staying together.

NEW REVUE: Rock legend Ike Turner, who led the influential Ike and Tina Turner Revue, is planning a May 22 release for his first album since 1978. Here and Now, from IKON/Bottled Majic, will feature mostly new songs, as well as a new recording of seminal 1951 rock song "Rocket 88."

SNOOP & BROTHERS: Snoop Dogg will contribute a new song, "Hi 2 U," to the soundtrack for upcoming comedy The Brothers, according to Warner Bros. Records. Also contributing songs are R&B singers Eric Benét,, Dave Hollister, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, and father-son team Eddie Levert Sr. and Gerald Levert. The album's due March 20, three days before the movie is set to open.

SOLO CRASH TEST: The Crash Test Dummies will release a new album — I Don't Care That You Don't Mind — on April 3 through singer Brad Roberts' label, Cha-Ching Records. Though not all the original band members are on the album, keyboardist Ellen Reid and bassist Dan Roberts contribute.

MONKEY ON THE LOOSE: Limp Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland is set to release the debut album of his side project, Big Dumb Face. Duke Lion Fights the Terror — due March 6 from Fred Durst's Geffen imprint, Flawless — features Borland's brother Scott, a drummer named "Joe Couch," and a singer called "The Three Headed Dementrian Pup."